| Name | Whorlton |
| Alt names | East and West Whorlton | source: older name |
| Type | Township, Civil parish |
| Located in | Northumberland, England ( - 1935) |
| See also | Newburn, Northumberland, England | ancient parish in which it was a township | | Castle Ward, Northumberland, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Castle Ward Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1935 | | Newburn, Northumberland, England | civil parish into which it was absorbed in 1935 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Whorlton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "WHORLTON (East and West), a township in Newburn parish, Northumberland; 5 miles NW by N of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres: 585. Population: 62. Houses: 11."
Whorlton was originally two townships in the ancient parish of Newburn and became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 it was part of Castle Ward Rural District. In 1935 the civil parish was abolished and the area was absorbed back into Newburn.
Research Tips
- Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.
- Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455
- There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.
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